Through his own experiences as a father, Dr John (Jack) Travis came to see how the normalised disconnection and separation of babies from their parents (eg through forced sleep schedules, isolation in cots) rather than recognising a baby's needs for closeness has created generations of families that struggle to keep together. Jack calls a father's negative reactions after the arrival of a baby "Male Postpartum Abandonment Syndrome" and shares many ideas and resources for healing.

NOTE: Guest mic issues are fixed in 2nd half of this episode.

Interviewers: Sean Tonnet, Sally Cusack

Dr John Travis:
* Connected Couples, Thriving Families: www.connectedandthriving.org
* Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children, www.aTLC.org
* Meryn Callander, "Why Dads Leave", www.whydadsleave.com
* John Travis, "MPAS In a Nutshell", www.tinyurl.com/MPASNutshell

Resources recommended by Jack:
* Jed Diamond, "The Irritable Male Syndrome" , www.theirritablemale.com
* James Prescott's Somato-Sensory Affectional Deprivational Syndrome (SSAD) (caused by not treating babies like mammals), www.tinyurl.com/jwtPrescott
* School of Life videos by Alain de Botton: https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel/videos, "Why you'll marry the wrong person" https://tinyurl.com/whyNYT or https://tinyurl.com/whySMH
* Jean Liedloff, "The Continuum Concept", www.tinyurl.com/Callander
* Elly Taylor, "Becoming Us", www.ellytaylor.com
* Mankind Project www.mkpau.org
* Byron Katie www.byronkatie.com
* Susan Campbell and John Grey "The 5 Minute Relationship Repair" www.tinyurl.com/Campbell5Min
"Honesty Salons" www.susancampbell.com
https://healingcouplesretreats.com/five-minute-relationship-repair/ - Honesty Salon
* Pam Leo, "Connection Parenting" ("Let's raise children who don't have to recover from their childhood") www.connectionparenting.com
* Shadow Work: www.scottjeffrey.com/shadow-work


First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia on Monday 2 April 2018.

Copyright 2018 PBB Media, Sally Cusack, Sean Tonnet